The Indian Poultry Industry has made tremendous strides in the past thirty years. It has been modernized and is willing to embrace any effective change introduced by the researching community of poultry scientists. The purpose of this book is to bring factual information to the students who are new to the subject. The subject matter has been prepared as a general poultry course to meet the new Veterinary council of India VCI syllabus for all the under graduate veterinary students studying poultry science. It is hoped that this book would also be a boon to many others.

Topics on rural poultry and improved varieties of chicken places emphasis on the Indian Governments new policies. Conserving the native germplasm is an ongoing work by few and serves to be an eye opener for young minds. Each chapter slowly and steadily leads the student to get a clear idea of poultry science. Topics like management of ducks Japanese quail and turkeys will be new to students and probably quite interesting. I have taken much effort to make the book simple and readable to the fresher and for it to be useful at a later date. A definite effort has been made to highlight various management concepts and other technical issues. This book has been made possible by the wise counsel and competent assistance of numerous teachers, colleagues and friends.